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Domestic
industry gears up for future challenges
The domestic garment industry like its textile counterpart,
comprises organised as well as the unorganised sector. The
unorganised sector largely consists of job workers who carry
out jobs given by their principals, under their supervision.
Are
policy measures the only way for the industry to succeed?
Scope
for co-operation between India and China in textile business
After the recent abolition of quota-restrictions on international
business in cotton textiles and apparels, possibilities of
severe competition among various manufacturers cannot be ruled
out. But there are also areas where China and India, leading
global manufacturers of these products, can cooperate for
mutual benefit.
Japanese
re-writing of the dress code
When this columnist tried to find out if he could go wearing
plain shirt rather than the formal suit to address a hot summer
forenoon meeting ending with lunch of select businessmen in
Tokyo, the feedback was not so encouraging. Having experienced
the need to wear a formal suit in Korea and Japan for all
sorts of meetings in all weathers, this columnist was familiar
with the obsession these Asian countries had for suits, ties
and shoes for men.
NEW
PROJECTS
‘Customised
corporate apparel opens up a new market’
Customised apparel is a new dimension to the institutional
sales concept in the garment sector, says Mathew Jacob, General
Manager (Institutional Sales), Madura Garments in an
exclusive interview with R Baby Manoj.
Chinese
uncertainties put pressure on global cotton prices
Even as global prices of cotton have declined sharply, the
domestic market is yet to react. Arbind Gupta reports
FAITMA
ties up with Textination
The Federation of All India Textile Manufacturers Association
(FAITMA) has recently entered into a tie-up with Textination,
Germany, and will now be in a position to offer Textination
services to the Indian industry at subsidised rates.
Krishna
Knitwear plans Rs 600 cr expansion
Krishna Knitwear Technology Ltd (KKTL) is planning a Rs 600
crore expansion programme in order to almost double its current
capacity in spinning, knitting and processing.
European
trade association endorses Prime Source
The organisers of Prime Source, the networking event for the
international apparel industry to be held in Hong Kong in
March 2006, has announced the endorsement of the event by
the Foreign Trade Association (FTA).
OGTC
annual meet brings together the government and industry representatives
The organisers of Prime Source, the networking event for the
international apparel industry to be held in Hong Kong in
March 2006, has announced the endorsement of the event by
the Foreign Trade Association (FTA). The FTA is the only European
trade association that represents the foreign trade interests
of European commerce.
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